Transgender Activist Jazz Jennings' One-Word Response to School That Canceled Her Book Reading is Everything

Mount Horeb Primary Center, an elementary school in Wisconsin, sent home a letter to parents last month to let them know they would be reading transgender teen activist Jazz Jennings' book, I Am Jazz, with students. The letter to parents explained why they felt it was so important to read the book with students, one of the most important being that a transgender student attends the school and would benefit from her classmates reading about Jazz.

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"We have been working with the family of a student on your child's floor who identifies as a girl, but has a male anatomy," they shared in the letter. "We believe all students deserve respect and support regardless of their gender identity and expression, and the best way to foster that respect and support is through educating students about the issue of being transgender."

Sadly, the school backed down and canceled the reading following the backlash and threats of legal action.

After hearing about the controversy over her book, Jazz shared the best response ever on Facebook. It was one word and there's no way to know if it was directed at the Liberty Council or Mount Horeb Primary Center (or both), but either way, her response is definitely fitting..

Hopefully, other schools will have the courage to teach students about transgender issues even in the face of opposition in the future.